FY27 Proposed Budget

Strategic Plan Value:

Racial Equity, Social Justice, and Human Rights

Department Goal:

To provide quality service to City departments, protect the City’s legal interests, and act responsibly on behalf of the public by maintaining the integrity of the City’s procurement system through the encouragement of fair and open competition. Provide assistance to City employees in the purchase of commodities and services while ensuring inclusivity in the procurement process through fair and open competition.

Department Objective:

Performance Measures: Request for Bids, Request for Proposals, and Request for Quotes received from Minority and Women Business Enterprises Number of bids received by MBE/WBE vendors Number of bids awarded to MBE/WBE vendors Percentage of bids from MBE/WBE vendors that were successful

FY 2026 Projected

FY 2027 Estimate

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

18

7

11

12

14

6

0

5

6

7

33%

0%

46%

50%

50%

Central Services

Strategic Plan Value: Department Goal:

Partnerships and Engagement

To provide quality service to City departments, protect the City’s legal interests, and act responsibly on behalf of the public by maintaining the integrity of the City’s procurement system through the encouragement of fair and open competition. To achieve efficiency and cost savings by utilizing resources, technology, sharing of resources, or other methods in order to provide cost effective services to the residents of Iowa City.

Department Objective:

Performance Measures: Cost Savings for Standard Letters Processed

FY 2026 Projected

FY 2027 Estimate

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Quantity of Standard Letters

100,089

92,025

90,645

88,000

86,000

Cost Savings Using City Mail Machine/Mailing Services vs. Standard Mail

$7,161

$8,732

$8,158

$7,920

$7,740

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